2006–07 UEFA Champions League

<p>The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of <a href="/facts/UEFA/UafFnEBe">UEFA</a>'s premier European club <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">football</a> tournament, the <a href="/facts/UEFA_Champions_League/h1ao7NDp">UEFA Champions League</a>, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The <a href="/facts/2007_UEFA_Champions_League_Final/d56kChuj">final</a> was contested by <a href="/facts/AC_Milan/yDRPqvJI">Milan</a> and <a href="/facts/Liverpool_F.C./uzPanAVJ">Liverpool</a> on 23 May 2007. Beforehand, the match was billed as a repeat of the <a href="/facts/2005_UEFA_Champions_League_Final/exVVdMC2">2005 final</a>, the only difference being that the 2007 final was to be played at the <a href="/facts/Olympic_Stadium_(Athens)/r7LrB4d5">Olympic Stadium</a> in <a href="/facts/Athens/mBxlp8X1">Athens</a>, Greece. Milan won the match 2–1 to claim their seventh European Cup, with both goals coming from <a href="/facts/Filippo_Inzaghi/N7LnH3aW">Filippo Inzaghi</a>. <a href="/facts/Dirk_Kuyt/US7M9s06">Dirk Kuyt</a> scored for Liverpool.
</p><p><a href="/facts/FC_Barcelona/x2H1EFug">Barcelona</a> were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Liverpool in the first knockout round.
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2006–07 UEFA Champions League open-in-new

2006–07 UEFA Champions League